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• Attend a Honors Program TAP Session.
• Students submit an admissions application to UCLA by using the systemwide  to the University of California. For Fall 2027, the application submission window opens in October 2026 and closes on December 1, 2026. Please confirm all deadline dates on the UC application.
• Meet with an Honors Counselor to complete TAP Certification paperwork.
• The deadline to complete the UCLA TAP certification is Thursday February 18th.
• By April 5th, 2027, submit your Service Learning requirement.
• By April 5th, 2027, submit the Distinguished Honors Scholar Certificate petition form.
• Information about dates and deadlines will be in our Honors Newsletter. Subsribe to our newsletters.

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Please submit official transcripts to Foothill Admission and Records. If you are unsure how to do this, you can use Quick Question drop in Counseling for guidance. In the meantime, here is a common way to find transcripts.

For example, if you took courses at West Valley College, go to their homepage, use the search icon and type in "transcripts". Next, click the search result that comes up, and follow the directions on how to order official transcripts. Each school is a little different, but most schools house transcripts within Admission and Records or the Registrar's office.

Transcripts must be received and evaluated before you are able to get TAP certified. Missing this step may mean not receiving TAP certification.

1. Have you taken two years of a foreign language in high school and want to get cleared for the Language Other than English (LOTE) requirement for the IGETC pattern?
2. Satisfying the Language Other than English requirement (LOTE) requirement through AP exams? visit Foothill's transcript evaluations page.

Regular appointments with Counselors can help walk you through these logistical requirements to ensure you don't miss a step! We expect Honors students meet with an Honors Counselor at least once a quarter.

Have you accepted admission to a UC/CSU?

Send them your certified GE pattern by requesting a GE Certification. Remember, Foothill College only sends one GE certification so only request this once you've paid your deposit to your transfer institution and are sure you plan to attend. 

International students are also eligible to apply for this program, however are reviewed separately. International students can participate in TAP and be certified, but are not considered in the same way as domestic students.

If you are a UCLA TAP participant who is not selected for admission to your first-choice major, your application may be considered for an alternate major that is not restricted.

To be competitive for your alternate major, you should complete the required major preparation coursework for that major. You can find major preparation requirements on assist.org. We also encourage you to speak with an Honors counselor for guidance when selecting an alternate major and planning your coursework.

Through the UCLA Transfer Alliance Program (TAP), º£½ÇÉçÇø Honors Scholars are given guaranteed priority consideration for admission to the UCLA College of Letters and Sciences. Traditionally, Foothill students experience a 60-70% acceptance rate through this program (versus 14-20%) for all other transfer applicants.

Some data from the 2023-2024 year.

• 65 TAP admits with a 67% admit rate [admit rate for non-TAP: 17%]

Some data from the 2022-2023 year.

• 65 UCLA TAP applicants, 50 admits = 77% admit rate [admit rate for non-TAP: 21%]
• Transfer Data to all UC Campuses -

We cannot certify one-year transfers for UCLA TAP. This means if you graduated in June '26 and are applying to transfer in Fall '26, you are ineligible for UCLA TAP.